The c. 1895 John W. Hall House in Georgetown, Kentucky combines the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles. Architects in the later 19th century often combined elements of several styles into a single building. These eclectic structures are always interesting, if not always architecturally successful. This example looks as if it tried to be symmetrical but missed the mark.
A photo from 1985 shows the house with an original ornamental cast iron balustrade around the porch roof and a small dormer on the main roof to the left of the tower. Both of those elements helped the design to feel more resolved. Even without them, it has a lot of wonderful period character.
Queen Anne and Romanesque are among the 25 architectural styles and types described and illustrated in Chapter 2 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.”
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